PASADENA, CA - NOVEMBER 24: Drew Terrell #4, Ryan Hewitt #85, and Levine Toilolo #11 of the Stanford Cardinal celebrate Terrell's 11 yard touchdown catch in the first quarter against the UCLA Bruins at the Rose Bowl on October 13, 2012 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

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Stepfan Taylor checks his rearview mirror, but his closest pursuer is farther away than he appears on a 49-yard TD run.

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PASADENA, CA - NOVEMBER 24: Running back Anthony Wilkerson #32 of the Stanford Cardinal celebrates his ten yard touchdown run in the second quarter against the UCLA Bruins at the Rose Bowl on October 13, 2012 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

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Stanford tight end Zach Ertz, center, is pulled down by UCLA linebacker Jordan Zumwalt, left, for a 10-yard gain during the second quarter of their NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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PASADENA, CA - NOVEMBER 24: Quarterback Kevin Hogan #8 of the Stanford Cardinal throws a pass under pressure from defensive end Cassius Marsh #99 of the UCLA Bruins at the Rose Bowl on October 13, 2012 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

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PASADENA, CA - NOVEMBER 24: Running back Stepfan Taylor #33 of the Stanford Cardinal carries the ball against safety Tevin McDonald #7 of the UCLA Bruins at the Rose Bowl on October 13, 2012 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

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Stanford head coach David Shaw, from the sidelines, talks to an official during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game against UCLA, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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Stanford linebacker Shayne Skov, who had 4.5 tackles Saturday, puts the hit on UCLA running back Johnathan Franklin, who was held to 65 yards rushing.

PASADENA, CA - NOVEMBER 24: Stepfan Taylor #33 and Jamal-Rashad Patterson #21 of the Stanford Cardinal celebrate after Taylor's 49 yard touchdown run in the second quarter against the UCLA Bruins at the Rose Bowl on October 13, 2012 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

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PASADENA, CA - NOVEMBER 24: Receiver Joseph Fauria #8 of the UCLA Bruins makes a 13 yard touchdown catch in the first quarter against cornerback Alex Carter #25 of the Stanford Cardinal at the Rose Bowl on October 13, 2012 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

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PASADENA, CA - NOVEMBER 24: Running back Anthony Wilkerson #32 of the Stanford Cardinal carries the ball on a ten yard touchdown run in the second quarter against the UCLA Bruins at the Rose Bowl on October 13, 2012 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

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Stanford running back Anthony Wilkerson, left, celebrates scoring a touchdown with running back Kelsey Young (39) and Stanford tight end Zach Ertz against UCLA during the second quarter of their NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

Stanford safety Jordan Richards (8) stops UCLA running back Jordon James (6) for no gain on a pass play during the first quarter of their NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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Stanford safety Jordan Richards (8) stops UCLA running back Jordon...

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Stanford running back Stepfan Taylor, left, scores on a 49-yard touchdown run with UCLA cornerback Aaron Hester, right, in pursuit during the second quarter of their NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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UCLA linebacker Anthony Barr, left, breaks up a pass to Stanford tight end Levine Toilolo, but is called for an interference penalty during the second quarter of their NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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PASADENA, CA - NOVEMBER 24: Running back Stepfan Taylor #33 of the Stanford Cardinal carries the ball against the UCLA Bruins at the Rose Bowl on October 13, 2012 in Pasadena, California. Stanford won 35-17. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

Having beaten UCLA on Saturday night, Stanford has to get ready to play (trumpets, please) UCLA.

With the Rose Bowl at stake, the Pac-12 championship game at Stanford Stadium at 5 p.m. Friday could be called the Deja Vu Bowl.

The No. 11 Cardinal would be delighted if it goes something like their 35-17 slapping of the No. 15 Bruins in the regular-season finale. It was wrapped up with two touchdowns in a pulsating 13-second span in the third quarter.

Coach David Shaw isn't expecting another one-sided victory in the rematch even though it's on the Cardinal's home field. "It's going to be 10 times harder than this game was," he said. "We're going to get their best shot."

Stanford (10-2, 8-1 Pac-12) needed to win to wrap up the North Division title because Oregon (11-1, 8-1) had crushed Oregon State 48-24 earlier in the day. Had the Ducks lost, the Cardinal could have backed into the championship game, although they needed to win to get the home-field advantage Friday.

In fact, they made it a point of not knowing how the Civil War game turned out. Call it blissful ignorance; they just didn't want to lose their edge. And they sure maintained it. Stepfan Taylor rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns, and the defense had seven sacks and, for the most part, kept stellar quarterback Brett Hundley at bay.

The Stanford players don't think complacency will be an obstacle this week.

"We have a mature enough team to understand the situation, that it's a quick turnaround," Taylor said. "We need to get our bodies right, get back on the film and be ready for next week."

Taylor's 49-yard run for a touchdown and his 40-yard gallop to set up another will give UCLA something to study.

"It's a shame he's not on the Doak Walker list," Shaw said. "That's kind of ridiculous."

Whoa, Coach. Taylor is among the 10 semifinalists for the Walker Award, given to the nation's best running back. But Shaw is right that Taylor doesn't get the national celebrity given to other backs.

"He's as good as anybody in the country," Shaw said. "The guys whose opinions I trust are the NFL scouts because they watch a lot of football. And they love the kid."

Quarterback Kevin Hogan, now 3-0 in his starts - all against ranked teams, the last two on the road - threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Drew Terrell in the opening minutes. He was an efficient 15-for-22 for 160 yards without an interception.

Stanford's only turnover came after a bad snap by Reed Miller led to a fumble by punter Daniel Zychlinski under a heavy rush. The fumble gave UCLA (9-3, 6-3) the ball at the Stanford 21 late in the first half. The Bruins had to settle for a 48-yard field goal by Ka'imi Fairbairn cutting the lead to 21-10 at the break.

In the third quarter, the Cardinal erupted. Safety Jordan Richards made a leaping interception of a Hundley pass, then Taylor took off on his 40-yard run to the UCLA 3. He scored on a 1-yard plunge.

On the ensuing kickoff, a hard hit by Alex Debniak dislodged the ball from Kenneth Walker, allowing Usua Amanam to show some of the running skills he had polished at Bellarminine-San Jose. His 11-yard TD return with the fumble essentially put the game away at 35-10.

"I thought I was faster than that," Amanam said with a laugh. "I was going slow." He said he didn't see Debniak's tackle because "I was being blocked in the back."

A 10-yard touchdown run by Anthony Wilkerson, his first of the season, put Stanford ahead for good at 14-7 in the second quarter.

Hundley completed 20 of 38 passes for 261 yards. His 71-yard bomb to Shaquelle Evans set up a 13-yard touchdown pass to tight end Joseph Fauria. UCLA's only other TD came on an 11-yard run by Johnathan Franklin. He was held to 65 yards rushing, almost exactly half his average of 131.

All-time rushing leaders

Stepfan Taylor is 36 yards from becoming Stanford's all-time leading rusher. The top five:

Name, years

Yards

Car

Avg

TDs

Darrin Nelson, 1977-81

4,169

730

5.7

24

Stepfan Taylor, 2009-12

4,134

799

5.2

38

Toby Gerhart, 2006-09

3,522

671

5.2

44

Brad Muster, 1984-87

2,940

686

4.3

27

Anthony Bookman, 1994-97

2,523

514

4.9

17

Up next

Stanford, which clinched the North Division title with the victory, will host UCLA at 5 p.m. Friday in a rematch of Saturday's game, for the Pac-12 championship.